Anita Alkhas
- Associate Professor, French
Education
Ph.D., Michigan State, 1999
Teaching Schedule
| Course Num | Title | Meets |
|---|---|---|
| FRENCH 204-001 | Fourth-Semester French | MW 2:30pm-3:45pm |
| FRENCH 357-001 | Literature of the French-Speaking World in Translation: Boldly Drawn Lives (in Graphic Novels) | MW 4pm-5:15pm |
Teaching Interests
Contemporary French and Francophone literature and culture; language pedagogy
Research Interests
19th and 20th century French literature and culture; technology and language pedagogy
Related Activities
- Professional Development Chair at the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers (WAFLT)
- co-organizer of the Southeast Wisconsin Academic Alliance in French (SWAAF)
- FLESFEST Planning Committee
- 51ÁÔÆæ French Day co-coordinator
- Jewish Studies advisory committee
- Faculty Senate
- Alliance Française de Milwaukee advisory board
- 51ÁÔÆæ international dessert competition co-organizer
Selected Publications
Lunn, Patricia and Anita Alkhas. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2017.
The National Standards Collaborative Board (2015). 4th ed. Alexandria, VA. (Revisions to generic volume: lead writers June K. Phillips and Dan Reutershan, contributing writers Anita Alkhas, Donna Clementi, Kathryn Hartung). Print.
Alkhas, Anita and Deana Zorko. column. Eds. Anita J. Alkhas, Lauren Rosen, Deana Zorko. Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers eVoice (16 issues: 21 Apr. 2014 - 25 Oct. 2015). Web.
Alkhas, Anita, subtitler (Farsi to English) and co-producer. Thicker than Paint. Dir. Maryam Sepehri. 2013. 42 min. Documentary film. Awarded Special Cream City Cinema Jury Prize at the 2013 Milwaukee Film Festival and Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking at the 2015 Stonybrook Film Festival.
Alkhas, Buna and Anita, subtitlers (Farsi to English). Tales. Dir. Rakshan Bani-E’temad. 2014, 88 min. Feature film. Awarded Best Screenplay at the 2014 Venice International Film Festival.
Alkhas, Anita. Journal of Philosophy: A Cross-Disciplinary Inquiry Vol. 5: No. 12 (Spring 2010): 1-13. Print.
Contemporary French Civilisation, Volume 28, No. 2, Urbana, IL: University of Illinois, 2004, pp. 192-205.